emulously
(adverb) in a competitively imitative manner; “she emulously tried to outdo her older sister”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
emulously (comparative more emulously, superlative most emulously)
In an emulous manner; ambitiously or competitively.
Source: Wiktionary
Em"u*lous*ly, adv.
Definition: In an emulous manner.
Em"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]
1. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues.
2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." B. Jonson. Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.